Compact discs.Decca: 430 375-2 (430 376-2--430 377-2).The 1st work is an opera, sung in Czech; libretto by the composer, based on: Zapiski iz mertvogo doma / Fyodor Dostoyevsky.The 2nd work is a suite for flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, and bassoon.The 3rd work for 9 mixed voices, piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, double bass, ocarina, piano, and toy drum; sung in Czech, Slovak, and Ukranian.Performance of the 1st work based on the copyist manuscript containing subsequent additions by the composer, as well as the autograph score.Durations: 1:31:00; 27:03; 15:24.The 1st work recorded Mar. 1980, Sofiensaal, Vienna; the 2nd-3rd works recorded July 1978, Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London.In Czech, Slovak and Ukranian. Program notes and synopsis by John Tyrrell in English with French, German, and Italian translations, and libretto with English, French, and German translations in container.

Performers:

In the 1st work: Jiří Zahradníček, Ivo Žídek, tenors ; Václav Zítek, baritone ; Dalibor Jedlička, bass ; supporting soloists ; Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Sir Charles MacKerras, conductor. In the 2nd-3rd works: London Sinfonietta and Chorus ; David Atherton, conductor.

Contents:

Contents: From the house of the dead - Mládi - Řikadla.

Dewey class:

782.1

Language:

CzechSlovakUkrainianEnglishFrenchGermanItalian

Added title:

Z mrtvého domuMládiRíkadlaMládíŘíkadlaZapiski iz mertvogo doma

Subject:

OperasSuites (Bassoon, clarinets (2), flute, horn, oboe)Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble

BRN:

69695